In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

Pope Francis' death kicks off the traditional papal conclave process for picking a new pope. Here's what to know about it and ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

During the 2005 papal conclave, a grey smoke signal from the Sistine Chapel left thousands of onlookers around the world ...

After Pope Francis' death, a conclave will be organized in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic faith. See a full breakdown of how the election process works.

The famous ‘white smoke’ bellowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signals the election of a new Pope. The tradition ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years ...